The City of Albany hereby finds and declares the need to protect its
people through greater supervision of tattooing and tattoo businesses. The
City of Albany recognizes that the threat of AIDS/HIV and hepatitis contamination
through shared tattoo needles and other aspects of the tattoo process has
the potential for negatively affecting the health and safety of the general
public. The City of Albany also recognizes that there has been an alarming
expansion of the tattoo business into the criminal activity of tattooing minors.
The City of Albany realizes its obligation to protect the health and safety
of its people and hereby regulates the tattoo industry.

Any person engaged in the business of tattooing shall file a registration
form annually with the City Clerk or his/her designee containing the tattoo
shop name, address, telephone number and business hours, along with a nonrefundable
processing fee of two hundred dollars ($200.) paid by certified or business
check or money order or cash. No personal checks shall be accepted.

The name and address of the customer. If there is reasonable
cause to believe that a customer is under the age of eighteen (18), then the
age of the customer, together with the manner and proof of identity and age
of the customer, shall be obtained.

A statement signed by the customer acknowledging that
he/she may be temporarily prohibited from donating blood under applicable
rules and regulations of the American Red Cross or other regulatory agencies.